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Meaning of proper

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  proper
      adj 1: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness;
             "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant:
             {improper}]
      2: having all the qualities typical of the thing specified;
         "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a
         proper job"
      3: limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim
         is connected with the deed proper"
      4: appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a
         person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place";
         "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the
         position" [syn: {proper}, {right}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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